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Soldier Made Secret Bet
curiousApril 25, 2026·93 words·1 min read
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Soldier Made Secret Bet
A soldier in the United States helped catch a president. The president was from Venezuela. His name was Nicolás Maduro. Before this, the soldier bet money online. He bet the president would lose power.
The soldier bet $32,000 on a website. He won about $400,000. He used secret information from the army. He knew about the plan. This is not allowed.
The soldier tried to hide. He asked the website to close his page. But the police found him. Now he is in big trouble. He may go to prison for 20 years.
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages
Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.
soldiern.
a person in the army
士兵兵士군인soldadosoldadolínhaskerżołnierzجنديsoldaatсолдат
presidentn.
leader of a country
总统大統領대통령presidentepresidentetổng thốngcumhurbaşkanıprezydentرئيسpresidentпрезидент
betn.
put money on a game
打赌賭け내기apuestaapostađặt cượcbahiszakładرهانweddenschapставка
secretn.
not known by others
秘密的秘密の비밀의secretosecretobí mậtgizlitajnyسريgeheimсекретный
prisonn.
a place for bad people
监狱刑務所감옥prisiónprisãonhà tùhapishanewięzienieسجنgevangenisтюрьма
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